The use of “repertoires of contention” in the ongoing protest movements in Nigeria
*** Make an argument about the use of “repertoires of contention” in the ongoing protest movements in Nigeria,. Your paper should have an overarching thesis about the types of repertoire(s) on display, the roles that they serve, or some similarities or differences between the repertoires on display in the two contexts.***
Sources on #EndSARS in Nigeria
• Content note: this source contains graphic images and descriptions of injury and death.
“‘They pointed their guns at us and started shooting’: How a bloody night of bullets and brutality quashed a young protest movement.” https:// www.cnn.com/2020/11/18/africa/lagos-nigeria-lekki-toll-gate-feature-intl/ index.html
• “Nigeria Goes on Offensive Against Youth Protesting Police Brutality” https://www .nytimes.com/2020/11/13/world/africa/Nigeria-EndSARS-protests.html
• “The rise and supression of #EndSARS” https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/ politics/a34485605/what-is-endsars/
The goal of this paper is to demonstrate your ability to apply the concepts we have discussed in class to a new example; you will be primarily graded on the strength of your analysis and your use of evidence to support that analysis. This is NOT a research paper. While you may include additional sources if you wish, doing so is not required, and will not necessarily improve your grade. Note that you must make concrete connections to the ideas and themes discussed in class; the best papers will engage in detail with both the news articles below and one or more of the course readings.
Thesis: Does the paper articulate a clear, complex, and argumentative thesis that links the readings below to some ideas from the course? Does this thesis go beyond merely summarizing points from the readings and make an original claim? Does the thesis bring material from multiple sources into the conversation in an interesting way?
Argumentation: Do all parts of the paper relate to (and provide support for) the thesis? Does the author consider possible objections or counterarguments and defend their thesis against these claims? Does the argument build on itself over the course of the paper, or does the author repeat the same point(s) over and over?
Use of evidence: Does the paper support its key claims with evidence from the course readings and news sources? Is evidence accurately described? Does evidence only appear in support of the author’s arguments (as it should), or do summaries of the readings dominate the paper at the expense of the author’s own argument? Does the paper draw on at least one course reading in addition to the news articles below?
Organization and Mechanics: Is the paper clearly written, well organized, and free of major typos and errors? Does the paper include an informative title and in-text citations? Does it include works cited list in APA format?
